So I thought this thread might be a little fun, post here all the times in the history of Sonic the Hedgehog Archie comic series have panels where artist shamelessly traced other people''s work or simply recolored concept art from the video games( Like this: http://robotnikholmescomicblog.tumblr.c ... that-sonic )

I know that since the reboot ( actually since Ian got on board )the Art quality of the of the series has raised and improved but it's stil amazing how so much stolen and traced content got away. ( I remember emailing Archie over 10 years ago about the traced artwork from the Sonic X comics because I was really getting tired of it ; D )

As an occasional comic artist myself I can accept that some poses are inevitably (apparently) 'recycled'. When you're drawing a character a hundred/thousand times over you're going to tread over the same ground/repeat certain stances and expressions many times over your career.

Referencing successful/iconic poses from other comic artists and/or videogame artwork isn't really a crime either. There are times when tracing IS an issue (most namely when it's FREE dA fan art being traced for the purposes of RETAIL professional comic book art) but the examples thus far cited here all seem above board.

LBD_Nytetrayn wrote:Those don't look like traces to me, not for the most part. Referencing? Sure, but tracing? Not so much. Too many details differ.

--LBD "Nytetrayn"

The only ones that look debatable to me is the Sonic running forward one. He may not be literally tracing but he is copying the same pose, maybe changing a hand or expression. It's particularly obvious when you see how the perspective on the heads, shoes, etc. are identical.

Thankfully not all of his work consists of it, but it still does it frequently, and it's really not subtle.

Yep that's why I said Tracing AND Recolored artwork xD.As for Wells work, I did not know this at all but too be fair apart from 2 images most of the pictures do not look traced but rather eye-balled?. (referenced)

SonicBlueRanger wrote:Anywho yeah tracing was pretty rampant and annoying back in the day. Anything to make deadlines I guess.

I don't understand why tracing in Sonic X would be annoying, If I understand Sonic X comic couldn't go as off model as the Archie Sonic series and I assume Archie had the rights to images. Unless the same imagines show up multiple times over and over again I don't see how most people would notice. Show to two more panels based off the same image then you'll have something there.

SonicBlueRanger wrote:Anywho yeah tracing was pretty rampant and annoying back in the day. Anything to make deadlines I guess.

I don't understand why tracing in Sonic X would be annoying, If I understand Sonic X comic couldn't go as off model as the Archie Sonic series and I assume Archie had the rights to images. Unless the same imagines show up multiple times over and over again I don't see how most people would notice. Show to two more panels based off the same image then you'll have something there.

No if I am not mistaken, they did not have the right to trace these screenshots. They do have some rights of the concept art but to use it as ''reference'' to get the models right.

A lot of people noticed and a lot of people send their angry emails at Archie about it who not only responded with sending an apology but this artist got fired for it. SO No this wasn't okay.

SonicBlueRanger wrote:Anywho yeah tracing was pretty rampant and annoying back in the day. Anything to make deadlines I guess.

I don't understand why tracing in Sonic X would be annoying, If I understand Sonic X comic couldn't go as off model as the Archie Sonic series and I assume Archie had the rights to images. Unless the same imagines show up multiple times over and over again I don't see how most people would notice. Show to two more panels based off the same image then you'll have something there.

Issues 15 and 6 of Sonic X were the only ones with tracing if I recall correctly. Your mileage varied in quality, but the other artists in the book did their own work.

Also the tracing was incredibly obvious even if you didn't know where the references came from because the art would suddenly spike in ability even with the posing being wrong. I can't hate that artist totally though, as Bocoe and Decoe standing awkwardly as they set themselves on fire was possibly the funniest thing that book ever produced.